The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-11-29

into their own nan0S ana We must nos diioH
it.
If this the first Reform Legislature puts all
power into the hands of Ministers and the
present incumbents are succeeded by I'M
scrupulous men. the present House will be
damned as not having Wit and fore
thought enough to provide for the possible
emergencies of the future.
Noble Hitchcock said the island of HawaiE
was grossly imposed upon by incompetent
Deputy Sheritfs and Policemen. Ii was
notorious fact that these men opposed tho
reform movement tooth and nail in the late
contest. As an example of the utter cOrrup-
ton prevailing, liquor is openly sold at one
place and the Deputy Sheriff openly peddles
round the liquor obtained in bribery from
the dealers. The Deputy Sherifs and Po-
licemen are very fierce on arresting the
Cinnamon for gambling, as they get the one
quarter of the fines.
Noble Smith-Do you think the Judges Of
the Supreme Court are going to object to the
removal of such men?
Noble Hitchcock continued, do not know,
but | want to settle these abuses in short
order, want one man to have the say, You
get up and get out of that" The Noble told
of a batch of Policemen in HilO who were
paid by a gambling company to keep out OF
their way. Unless we get to the point where
one head can say to these incumpetents,
''Out you 90" we will never have decent
pOiiC6 IOECe III ndWdll- nave uhl A4R a.
rests by the Police in Hilo for selling liquor
except, perhaps three or four in year. And
the reason is obvious, policemen and DEG
putty Sheriffs are well tipped with presents of
wines and liquors. When we come down To
the facts of the case. we must have one head,
and not two When we get to that point, we
will have a chance 10 get an efficient police,
till then, never.
Noble Widemann told an anecdote about
catching liquor seller on Maui by the aid
of policeman seat from Honolulu by Mar
shall Parke Got the fellow fined $50. he,
the speaker got half of the fine, but the
whole business cost him $50. He approved
of most of the views mentioned by Rep.
Kinney.
Noble Young SAID that these who are con-
versant with affairs in this city for the past
six months know how important 1t is that
the Marshal should be under the control of
the Attorney General, one head for any one
business is enough. He would not submit,
as manager of the Honolulu Iron Works,
that book-keeper or any other person was
placed in the establishment that he would
not have the power to dismiss.
Minister Thurston said: Although this IS
not my bill, it is one concerning which
have more personal feeling than any which
has been before the House, because 1t IN
wolves a principle upon which the whole
reform movement is based, the principle OF
responsible government Under the old sys-
TEN we we're led a six years devils dance, be-
cause the whole system was based on ire
spOnsible government and every year the
evil was increased. First, the King had I'M
mense powers conferred in him; every session
of sthe Legislature added to them and be
was absolutely irresponsible. The Cabinet
were responsible in name only; they could be
voted out of the Legislature one day and
turn up smiling the next as members of
new Cabinet. Not only did we have an ire
cDOpoibIa kim and Cabinet lint irrpSDOu-
sible Governors and an irresponsible Mar
shall. Is it any wonder that government
so conducted went wrong, and that finally 1t
was forced to come to an endG The Whole
movement which eliminated on the
Both of June and the 9Th of July
was directed against the principle of ire
sponsible government. That movement, like
a great tidal wave, swept away the great
irresponsible power of the King and to-day
King Kalakaua has no more legal authority
over or control of this House or this Cabinet
than has Kamehameha l. The function OF
the King now is to represent the nation. The
Constitution expressly says that he IS ire
sponsible, and it is contrary to the spirit OF
the constitution to say that he should do
anything for which he should be held re-
sponsible. My definition of responsible gov
eminent, is government in which the people
have control, through their representatives,
the Legislature, of the Cabinet, who,
having control of the other officers of the
Government, are thereby directly responsible
to the Legislature and the people for all acts
of Government officers.
The people, without the Legislature, took
the matter into their own hands, and them
selves removed the great irresponsible power
which existed in the Kingdom, that of the
King, and they have left it to us to carry on
the work which they began-to carry the
principle to its legitimate sequence and re-
move the irresponsible power which remains
IN the hands of the Governors and Marshal.
The member from KoolaulOa saws that If
we keep on centralizing power in the hands
of the Cabinet we will be damned by those
who are to come after Us. l say we will be
damned if we DO not place the power where
the responsibility is In this case it is pro-
posed to make the Attorney General resPon-
sible for the control of the police, and then
his chief executive officer is proposed to be
placed under the control of the Supreme
Court, body which is not responsible to
this House. Noble Widemann says that we
must not look to the personnel Of this Cabi-
net and Noble Smith says that we may have
a bad Cabinet in the future, and therefore we
must not give them power. Isay If the Cabi-
net is not bound down strictly enough, OF Is
not sufficiently under the control of the Leg
islature, then take measures to bind them
down and control them, but do not attempt
to remedy the evil by reverting to the old sys-
tenn of placing the power in irresponsible
hands. In the opposition OF those who are
now supporting the proposition to confne
the removal of the Marshal to the Supreme
Court, the principle of responsible govern
ment is being deserted by those whom it de-
served to have for its friends, and they are
not carrying out the spirit of this movement
nor the wishes of those who sent them here.
The Committee of the Whole rose
and the House resumed. The commit
tee reported progress and asked leave
to sit again. Report adopted.
House adjourned to 8 O'Clock, Sat
lrday morning.
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